Eventually i gave up trying to find “Meaning” with a capital “M,” which is maybe the point. Meaning is generally small things, and it does bring happiness.
Or perhaps, as I quoted Bruno early on saying, perhaps “contentment seeming to be the positive side of resignation.” Have I resigned? I may never know. But I’m happier.
This sequence may be from the time when I had stopped reading because you were bringing me down, though I note it’s not far from the period when we began working together, so I’m not sure. But, yes, you’ve managed to dodge the search for that elusive capital M without simply giving up on all searches and the delightful small-m’s which add up to a pretty good life.
For which I salute you: Life really isn’t a hard-and-fast choice between Vincent Van Gogh and Alex P. Keaton.